पञ्चाङ्ग — Rāmeśvaram · December 26, 2024 CE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.12 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।14.12।।
"14.12 O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.55°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra194.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha228.12°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra296.70°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani319.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

Rāmeśvaram — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:14 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:54 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:51 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:51 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:41 – 15:07
Yamaganda06:26 – 07:53
Gulika Kāla09:20 – 10:47
Varjyam06:55 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:08 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:26 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:53 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:20 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:14 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:14 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:41 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:07 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:07 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:41 – 00:14 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:14 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 03:20 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:20 – 04:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:53 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 9.2876°
Longitude: 79.3129°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872205.27
Julian Day2460670.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2020°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)302.84°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2020°), declination -23.35°, EoT -0.96 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2024-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)